Necktie display and illuminating stand



H Apr. 24.

A. M, UNR NECKTI DISPLAY ND ILLUMINATING `STAND Filed Aug. 1,

Patented tpr. 24, 1922i.

rar uur #n 1 NEGKTE DJESJEJAY BAND ILMJNATING STAND.

Application tiled August 1, 11921. 'Sei-teilte. 483,767.

To all w fiom it may concern:

Be it known that I, `lizornonsn M. Kuna,

a citizen ot' the .United States,.residingat tdt. Louis, in the county of St. ltiouisCityY and ttate oi Missouri, "have invented new and useful Improvements in Necktie Displayand illuminating titanda ot which the tollowing is a specification.

rllhe invention relates to a necktie display lo and illuminating stand.

rllie object ot the present invention 1s to provide a simple, practical and etiicient necktie illuminating and display stand ot strong, durable and inexpensive construe tion adapted to display neckwear' more prominently and to present the artistic ettects ot the coloring of neckties more distinctly and to greater advantage and thereby increase the sales of such merchandise. it further object of the invention is to provide a display stand ot this character equipped with a stationary reflector and a source ot light and having a rotary reversible necktie rack adapted to be arranged in various positions for illuminating and displaying' the neckties carried by it so that the neckties may be seen from various angles and in different positions to show effectively the colors and weaves.

W ith these and other objects in view, the invention consists in the construction and novel combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter itully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawing and pointed out in the claim hereto appended, it being understood that various changes in the jr'orm,

proportion and minor details of construction, within the scope of the claim, may be resorted to without departing from the te spirit or sacricing any of the advantages of the invention.

lin the drawing, in which like characters of reference designate corresponding parts in the several iiguresr Figure 1 is a perspective view ot a necktie display and illuminating stand con. structed in accordance with this invention;

Figure 2 is a vertical sectional view of the same; and

Figure 3 is a detail view illustrating the arrangement of the sockets Jfor the electric lamps.

in the accompanying drawing, in which is illustrated the preferred embodiment ci ali titl

`rying a reflector t.

the invention, the necktie illuminating and display stand comprises in its construction y u till a `base lto which issecuredlthe lower'end .of `a vertical tubular standard 2 which iis provided at its upperend'with a horizontal, outwardly extending supporting arm 3 car- The base, `which `is shown ot circular formation, may be of any desired configuration and may be constructed oi" any suitable material, and it is preferably recessed or concaved at the bottom as shown and is provided with an aperture 5 through which passes the cord 6 ot the conductors 7 extending through the tu bular standard and through the supporting arm 3 to sockets S located within the re- Hector and adapted to receive electric lamps 9. rlhe supporting arm 3 is hollow and preferably of tubular formation and the re- Hector is of substantially cylindrical shape and is open at the bottom at 10 and is provided at the outer side with a depending lip or apron 11 which is adapted to throw the light inwardly upon neckwear supported by a rotary reversible necktie rack 12. The hollow supporting arm 3 is preterably provided with a shoulder 13 to tit against the exterior of the reflector which is closed at the ends as shown and which is located beyond the rotary reversible necktie rack and above the same.

The rotary reversible necktie rack consists of parallel supporting rods 14 and a central connecting rod orv member 15 of tubular formation provided with a central enlargement 16 through which passes the verti cal standard 2. The horizontal necktie rack is supported below and in spaced relation with the arm 3 ot the standard by means of upper and lower sleeves 417 and 18 arranged above and below the rack. The sleeves tit the vertical standard and present an ornamental and eii'ective appearance but the tie rack may be supported and mounted in any other desired manner, as will be readily understood. The necktie receiving rods 14C are arranged in parallelism and are provided at their ends with vertical stopdingers 19 which are adapted to prevent the neckties from being pushed oit the ends of the rods 14e. While a pair of rods is shown and is preferably employed, one of the rods may be omitted if desired. The neckties are arranged as indicated on the rods 14- of the rack which is adapted to be rotated to bring either of the rods to the front and the light from the reflector may be thrown upon the neckties of either rod and the rods may be arranged in parallelism with the reflector or at an angle to the Same so as to display effectively the colors and weaves or material of the neckties to the greatest advantage. The aperture of the base is insulated and the cord is equipped with the ordinary plug 2O to enable the fixture to be readily screwed into any electric light Socket of the ordinary construction.

The central connecting member of the necktie rack is provided at its ends with openings and the necktie supporting rod may be mounted in the openings in any desired manner.

What is claimed is A display and illuminating neektie stand, comprising a standard provided at the top with a forwardly extending arm, a horizontal casing centrally connected with the outer end of the arm and constituting a reflector adapted to contain illuminating means and open at the bottom, a rotary neektie rack mounted on the standard and below the said arm and composed of spaced necktie supporting rods, and a centrally connecting member pivoted by the standard to permit either of the necktie supporting rods to be swung to the front to a position below the arm and the casing supported by the same.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand.

ALPHONSE M. KUNZ. 

